The 2018 Annual TWO DAY SHOW will be held in Mystic, Connecticut, the weekend of April 28th. and April 29th. Set-up for exhibitors and early entry for life members will begin on Friday April 27th. From 5 to 9 pm, Saturday 7am to 9am, and Sunday 7am to 9am. The Show will be open to annual members and the general public from 9am to 5pm on Saturday and 9am to 3pm on Sunday. Accommodations are available at the Mystic Marriott. The hotel is a short drive to the famous Mystic Aquarium, about 50 small boutique shops and historic Mystic Seaport. For complete details about this show, and accommodations available, click through to the
Annual
Show page.

KNIFE SHOW ETIQUETTE
This section isn’t so much intended for current members,
except as a reminder, as for all those
non-members who plan to attend a show...

1. DO NOT handle knives without permission.
Most dealers will let you handle a
knife if you’re interested, but please do them
the courtesy of asking first. If they say No,
there’s probably a very good reason.

2. DO NOT touch the blade of any knife
that is displayed or offered as a collector’s
item, as this may mark the finish or promote
corrosion.

3. As strange as it seems, it’s important to
spell out a common-sense rule: This is a Knife
Show. By their very nature, knives are sharp,
often a lot sharper than you thought. DO NOT
run your finger down the length of the edge, or
draw the knife along some part of your body,
and then be surprised if you start bleeding. At
a recent New York knife show, an uninformed
visitor tested the edge of one blade on display
and required 17 stitches as a result. Folks,
that’s just plain dumb. Besides, if your blood
gets on the carpet, it will make a mess. Even
worse, it may discolor the knife.

4. After you’ve looked over and handled a
knife, DO NOT wipe its blade unless you are
asked to do so. Just hand the knife back and
allow the Exhibitor to wipe it down.
Knife Shows are a lot of fun. Nearly everyone
is here because they’re enjoying some aspect
of what we might call the Cutlery Connection:
making, collecting, forging, grinding, sheathing,
selling, buying, identifying, cutting,
researching, discovering, learning, …, the list
of activities goes on. Maybe you’re new to the
event, however, and may not be aware of a few
things that will add to your enjoyment and let
other attendees and exhibitors know that you
respect their rights too.

5. DO NOT open more than one blade of
a folding knife at a time.

6. DO NOT block a table if you are only
window-shopping.

7. If you have brought along knives to
trade or sell, DO obtain permission from the
Exhibitor before displaying them at, or in
front of, his or her table.